Researching Sydney Newton
Delve into the history of Sydney Newton using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22949 people with the Newton surname? In that year Newton was ranked number 144 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Sydney Newton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Sydney Newton in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Sydney Newton. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Sydney Newton. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Sydney Newton. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Sydney Newton. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Sydney Newton. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Newton ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Newton Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sydney Newton and the Newton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Newton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Newton family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Sydney Newton at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sydney Newton using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Sydney Newton records.
Explore MyHeritage for Sydney Newton information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Sydney Newton.
Research the Newton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Newton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 28105 people with the Newton surname in the UK? Newton is now ranked number 174 for popularity in the UK. |
Newton Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Sydney Newton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Newton family and people looking to contact living Newton relations.
Look at One Great Family for Newton records submitted by people who are already researching the Newton Family Tree.
Find Sydney Newton from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Newton Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Newton surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 91147 people with the Newton surname in the USA? Newton is ranked number 127 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Newton Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Sydney Newton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sydney Newton
Sydney Newton
Sydney Walter Alfred Newton (born 1875 in Leicester- 1960) was an English photographer. His father, Alfred, ran a photographic business in Belvoir Street and the family lived above the shop. After a fire in an adjacent factory, the Newton family and business relocated to 17 King Street, Leicester.
Alfred Newton and Son was the official photographer to Leicester Museum, recording and documenting many objects and artefacts.
Sydney Newton joined the family firm in the early 1890s. When the work on the Great Central Railway (GCR) began in 1894, Sydney recorded the work in progress. He was not an official photographer for the GCR but created a photographic archive out of his own enthusiasm for the work. He recorded the London Extension of the GCR as the work progressed, capturing every aspect of its creation. Newton also took photographs of the ‘navvies’ working on the construction, as well as the construction itself.
Sydney Newton married at 39 and became a father when he was 45. For many years he lived at Victoria Park Road, Leicester in a house that he named ‘Finmere’ after one of the stations on the London Extension.
Sydney Newton remained in photography for the rest of his life and the business stayed in King Street until around 1950. After he sold the King Street shop he moved to a smaller house at Branting Hill in Groby, Leics. Later moving to live with his son, he died at the age of 85 years, in 1960, at Beverley, East Yorkshire.
The public English Heritage Archive holds 3926 glass negatives taken by Alfred Newton and Son. Two thirds of these photographs relate to the Great Central Railway.
Source: Sydney Newton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Newton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Knighten Knighton Knightwine Knoton Knotton Knutton Naden Nadin Nadon Nathan Nathon Nation Naton Naudain Naudin Naughton Nawton Nedin Nedohin Needham Newtown Nightwine Noden Nodin Nodine Nothomb Notine Notini Noton Notten Notton Nuton Nutten Nutton
Comments
Looking for information on a Sydney Newton in your family tree? Why not post a question here -